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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
5
New Orleans Cotton markets report closing steady with a net advance of 10 to 25 points. Prices for May, July, October, December and January futures show slight increases from prior levels with open and close values listed for each contract.
New York cotton futures closed steady with gains of 20 to 27 points. May 22.05, July 22.03, October 21.44, December 21.53, January 21.56. Openings showed firm tone with May at 21.99, July 22.12, October 22.00, December 22.15, January 21.85.
Cotton market in Liverpool shows fair demand with prices steady across grades. Sales reach 9,000 bales including 7,000 American, receipts 2,300 bales all American, futures closing steady with May 11.84 and March 11.63.
In Chicago on May 14 batter prices show lower creamery extras at 40 3 4 to 41, standards 40 3 4, firsts 38 to 39 cents. Eyes higher receipts total 14 954 cases with firsts 29 1 2 to 30. storage pack extras rise to 1 1 2 cents.
Wheat rose at the open with Liverpool quotations and stronger export demand, helped by cooler Saskatoon germination fears. May led with about 1.65 1/4 cents and July near 1.51 1/4 as corn and oats also gained while hog price declines weighed on the pork market.
Special to the News-Star reports John Tinley a U S P Ry laborer shot in the abdomen at the Scott Plantation near Rayville Louisiana He is in serious condition and Ben Gibbs is charged with the shooting Gibbs has not been captured and authorities pursue him The incident involves Tinley’s wife and occurred at Finley’s home on the Scott place
Mrs Leon Fontana admitted to three counts of passing worthless checks and claimed authorship of eleven bogus checks. She exonerated her sister Mrs R E King from involvement, saying King was not connected to the scheme. Fontana arrived under guard and signed a voluntary confession with Det Tarver, Sheriff Coverdale, and Deputy Roper present.
Classified sections promise strong returns for readers and advertisers as the News Star expands its classifieds portfolio. Experts note growing demand for local listings and employment ads amidst a shifting newspaper market.
Dr David Fichman former rabbi of Temple Bnai Israel Monroe wired from New Orleans that he will be in the city tomorrow and will speak at the Temple Sabbath service at 7 30 p m. His topic This Terrible Younger Generation. He is noted for war work civic leadership and standing as a speaker with broad study and experience. Rabbi Carl Schorr announced the invitation.
Rayville Louisiana May 14 James Moore of Lucknow parish was brought to Dr Sartor's sanitarium suffering from a badly cut right hand after his axe split stovewood at home. His forefinger was severed and his hand opened. He is the son of H W Moore a prominent Lucknow planter and is married with one child.
Bob Rogers reports a record early tomato crop at Cole addition with nine tomatoes on a single plant. He has 20 000 plants on two acres and expects market readiness around May 25 in Monroe and nearby areas. He planted in January.
Three men died in a collision near Martinsville Illinois when Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train No 6 eastbound struck a freight. Engineers Dan Walsh and George H Muench and fireman William Zimmerman were killed. Two engines and six coaches derailed and several others injured.
A youth killed last week in a train collision near eksscanthe is buried by Tioga Louisiana Deen family as I. H. Deen but may be J. F. Edgar of Clyde Oklahoma. Sheriff O Quinn reports the body, still unidentified, matches Edgar who was released from Grant parish jail on the day of the accident.
In a police report, Harry Souter said a burglar took $32 in cash and two checks from under a pillow at his room 35 1-2 De Siard street last night. O W Shepherd’s body from an auto crash is held at Peters morgue awaiting relatives. A wire to a Heflin sister has produced no reply. Graduated nurses shower Mrs. George Wise, formerly Miss Polly Parham, at St Francis sanitarium clinic as guests gift the new bride.
Chief of Police J. M. McCabe, invited to the International Police conference in New York, explains he cannot attend due to duty. He notes the event will unite about one thousand commanders from the Americas and beyond to foster world wide cooperation against modern crime led by figures like Johann Schober of Vienna.
C G Elliott of Monroe was named a director and J P Decker of Farmerville was elected president of the Tri-State Sawmill Managers Association at a New Orleans convention. H C Breckes was named secretary. The group includes sawmill managers from Northern Louisiana Texas and Southern Kansas and aims to solve lumber industry problems improve logging methods and better utilize forest materials. Officers include H I Bivine vice president J P Voss secretary and O G Elliott Burt Lomax A Sherrill J F Hawthorne J T Wurtsbaugh and J S Hunt as directors.
A brief line suggests a few cents in classified ads can yield thousands of dollars in property value. The text emphasizes the potential financial return from placing small ads.
Urania Petroleum abandons Urania No. 6 to prevent salt water flooding oil zones and salvage the casing for a new location. Anthony Gibbon considers west or east drilling, noting a proven oil field near Zeigin Urania No. 1 with initial flow, later salt water. Six wells exist in the area as rigs move to Rowe-Wallace No. 1A and Helm and Burch No. 1 tests while Gulf Refining drills deep in section 22-10-2E seeking deeper sands.
The 125000 courthouse bonds were sold at 5 percent interest to Season Food and Mayor of Cincinnati Ohio. The buyers pay par plus accrued interest and a 1500 premium. There are 125 bonds at 1009 dollars each. The Lapine School House road graveling contract went to Fred Mitchell for 1910 dollars and work starts soon.
In New York on May 14 a guarded ceremony at John D. Rockefeller Jr. town house united Abby Rockefeller and David Merriweather Milton. Clergyman Rev Cornelius Woelfkin officiated. Reception will host 1200 guests. The couple plan Paris then a Park Avenue apartment.
At a noon Rotary luncheon the Monroe club finalized arrangements for an inter city Rotary meet in Vicksburg Mississippi to coincide with Centennial celebrations. Fifteen Monroe Rotarians will attend and others may join via reduced V and P rates with a May 18 return.
Ruston notes Mr L L Langford returned from Alexandria after attending a wholesale grocers convention. Congressman Riley J Wilson spoke at a Junction City high school graduation. Mrs Dell Thatcher visits Monroe to see her son Fred Thatcher. Jay Graham near Vienna recovers from burns after a gasoline lamp overturned while unloading lumber, causing clothing to catch fire but injuries are not life threatening.
Atty P E Grisham’s father 82 dies at his son’s River Front Winnfield home after a long life as a merchant and Mason. Survived by his wife and son Atty O M Grisham with another son in Bay City Texas. Burial at Winnfield cemetery after Masonic services Saturday.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce adopts a resolution aligning with the Monroe Traffic Bureau to lease the Yazoo Valley road to the Illinois Central system. It seeks to add the chamber’s name to filings with the interstate commerce commission. A Jackson hearing is set for May 6, with protests from Jackson’s Chamber of Commerce urging a stand against the lease.
Secretary D F Walker of this city will attend the Chamber of Commerce of the United States meeting in Washington May 20 to 22 to hear speakers discuss national and international economic issues. Notable speakers include Taft, Nagel, Hoover, Jardine, Grant, Winslow, Palmer, Humphrey, Meredith, Wheeler, Fahey, Bedford, Pierre Jay, Ayres, Korner, Dickerman, Bingham, Willys, Anderson, Mills Federation head, and Carl Gray of Union Pacific.
W O W disbursing officer S L Caine of Columbus Mississippi and state manager Robert Henderson of New Orleans are in Monroe to inspect conditions for possibly hosting the 1925 Woodmen of the World encampment. Mayor Arnold Bernstein and others will outline the local situation this afternoon and the party will depart Hotel Monroe at 1 30 PM The encampment would begin August 1 and uniform companies from Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi would attend if Monroe is chosen.
Residents may purchase the Monroe Life issues issued by Mes dames Trousdale and Sadler at New South Drug Store or Prophit's News Stand and Cigar Store. Each copy costs ten cents.
A. L. Smith of Sterlington was elected president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Cotton Growers Co operative Association at a Baton Rouge meeting. He succeeds Andrew Querbes of Shreveport, with 25 535 bales sold and expected net returns around 22.75 cents per pound. New and returning directors include N. C. Williamson B. B. Dean G. B. Pardue among others across multiple parishes.
Mrs Clara Logan 57 died at her DeSiard road home after a brief illness. She was the wife of J D Logan and moved to Monroe a year ago from Mobile Alabama where she was born. Survived by her husband and three children H L Logan Rayville W M Logan Monroe Mrs J N Mellwaine Monroe. Funeral at the DeSiard road home tomorrow at p m with burial at Riverside Burial Park. Rev F R Freeman to conduct services.
Grayson S Young died in San Angelo Texas after a long tuberculosis illness and arrived in this city at p m to his mother Eunice Young home at 214 Ouachita avenue Funeral held at the home at 8 this afternoon and burial planned in the city cemetery The infant William Randolph Percy Jr died at the Calypso street home and was buried in the city cemetery
Monroe lists numerous prepared contractors capable of handling any operation from houses to large office buildings and oil field lines. The firms are ready to reenter service meeting exacting requirements and standards.
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